eco-horror
Environmentally terrifying genre
Eco-horror is a subgenre of horror fiction, film, or other media in which environmental catastrophe, nature's revenge, or ecological collapse serves as the source of terror.
The genre often features mutated creatures, deadly plants, toxic contamination, or climate disasters that threaten humanity.
The film played on eco-horror tropes with its swarm of pesticide-resistant insects.
Eco-horror frequently carries an implicit or explicit environmental message, suggesting that human exploitation of nature invites terrifying consequences.
Film showcasing a beast
- AnnihilationTotal destruction, absolute erasure
- ProphecyForetelling of future events
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
pandemic · swarm · infestation · contamination · found footage · slow burn · dread · atmospheric
Planetary atmospheric transformation
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
- corporate greedExcessive pursuit of profit
nuclear disaster · toxic waste · genetic modification · biodiversity loss · ocean acidification · microplastics · pesticides · fracking
Genetically altered organism
- invasive speciesHarmful non-native organism
- swarmMass of moving insects
- fungusSpore-bearing organism
- algae bloomRapid aquatic microorganism proliferation
plague · parasites · killer bees · giant insects · carnivorous plants · apex predator · cryptid · chimera
Intense anticipatory fear
- primordialExisting from the start
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- isolationComplete separation from others
- decayGradual organic breakdown
rot · blight · miasma · contaminated · barren · wasteland · overgrown · reclaimed
creature feature
Film showcasing a beast
- AnnihilationTotal destruction, absolute erasure
- ProphecyForetelling of future events
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
infection · pandemic · swarm · infestation · contamination · found footage · slow burn · dread · atmospheric
climate change
Planetary atmospheric transformation
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
corporate greed · nuclear disaster · toxic waste · genetic modification · biodiversity loss · ocean acidification · microplastics · pesticides · fracking · oil spill
mutant
Genetically altered organism
- invasive speciesHarmful non-native organism
- swarmMass of moving insects
- fungusSpore-bearing organism
algae bloom · plague · parasites · killer bees · giant insects · carnivorous plants · apex predator · cryptid · chimera · hybrid
dread
Intense anticipatory fear
- primordialExisting from the start
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- isolationComplete separation from others
decay · rot · blight · miasma · contaminated · barren · wasteland · overgrown · reclaimed · dead zone
- horrorterror, fear, dread, haunted, bloody
- eco-fictioncli-fi, climate fiction, solarpunk, species loss
eco-horrorsupernatural horror
Fear of inhuman entities
ghost story · slasher · psychological horror · serial killer thriller · gothic horror
eco, horror, ecology, ecological, ecologist, ecologically, ecosystem, ecoterrorism, ecotourism